John Hall
Director, Regulatory & Legislative Affairs
Work
John Hall leads EDF’s clean energy efforts in Texas and works to increase the use of the state’s abundant clean energy resources, including wind, solar, energy efficiency and demand response. Hall also works with public and private fleet owners on vehicle electrification to achieve climate and air quality goals.
By promoting smart policies and market-driven principles, Hall aims to curb the state’s carbon emissions and help Texas gain a global leadership position in the emerging multi-trillion dollar clean energy economy.
Background
With more than fifteen years of public service and twenty years of consulting for various Texas cities and businesses, Hall has distinguished himself in the area of environmental and water advocacy and legislative strategy, managing projects and passing legislation covering safe water management, clean air initiatives, energy conservation and renewable energy planning.
Hall previously served as the executive director for The Texas Environmental Research Consortium in Houston; chairman at The Texas Water Commission and The Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission (predecessor agencies to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality); project manager and facilitator at The Port of Houston Authority; and as deputy commissioner at the Texas General Land Office.
Education
Masters of Public Affairs, Lyndon Baines Johnson School of Public Affairs, University of Texas at Austin (Summa Cum Laude)
Bachelors of Art, Sam Houston State University, Huntsville, Texas (Magna Cum Laude)
Latest pieces
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Electrifying Texas’ successful emission reduction program
December 18, 2020
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ERCOT forecast and new analysis show the Texas grid moving away from fossil fuels
May 15, 2020
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Public health crisis underscores need to protect vulnerable Texans. Here’s how the PUC is responding.
March 27, 2020
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Public health crisis underscores need to protect vulnerable Texans. Here’s how the PUC is responding.
March 26, 2020
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Report shows Texas leadership on solar and wind is helping safeguard our power grid
March 13, 2020
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Report shows Texas leadership on solar and wind is helping safeguard our power grid
March 12, 2020
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Texas Public Utility Commission defends competitive markets, customer interests
March 7, 2019
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Texas Public Utility Commission defends competitive markets, customer interests
March 5, 2019
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Even with Trump’s efforts, the math doesn’t add up for more coal in Texas
November 14, 2017
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How clean energy just overtook coal in this competitive electricity market
November 9, 2017